X (2022)

"X is a clever and exuberant throwback to a less innocent time, when movies could be naughty, disreputable and idiosyncratic."

"An homage but also a strikingly original and cheerfully grotesque work, filled with dark humor, relatively complex subtext and gung-ho, all-in performances..."

"(X) brings the slasher back to its fleshy basics, leaning into what made the granddaddies of slasher films so memorable."

"There is an emotional heft to what (West's) doing amid all the red-hot naked bodies and still-warm cadavers, a sense of longing and the passing of time..."

"A film that feels unpinned, ominous, and potentially unforgettable."

"This isn’t a reinvention of the wheel, but a reminder of why the wheel became the industry standard in the first place."

"A full-tilt genre experience that is as surprising as it is savage."

"X is a properly satisfying shocker."

"Once all hell breaks loose in Ti West’s X, the promise of a genre deconstruction all but evaporates."

"While X is an ingenious rejiggering of genre archetypes, a few shortcomings hold it back..."

"X is bloody, ballsy fun."

"A movie made with genuine mood and skill and flavour."

"A deceptively simple setup gives way to a go-for-broke horror-comedy that leaves you breathless, both from laughter and nail-biting tension."

"A gory retro-thriller with an unusually engaging cast."

"West conjures nasty fun with a genre enthusiast’s expertise and then doesn't offer much beyond that."